Just curious, I would like a concensus of what the general population feels would be decent pay.
2006-09-28 07:06:58 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Haha, not for me, just taking a poll. I do just fine with my pay.
2006-09-28 07:11:08 · update #1
Decent pay for what? The concept of a 'decent' salary depends mainly on the work one is doing and the going rate for it.
If you are speaking of a 'living wage', then that depends a great deal on where you are living and what your standards are (and what family you have to support).
It really is a very difficult question to answer!
Here, in a quite expensive city in the UK, with two people in an owned house (no mortgage), we find that £20,000 is just about tenable. (If you want to convert that to $$, then you can almost double it). BUT food costs rather less in the States and petrol/gas costs a LOT less. Housing is generally a lot more expensive here, though (our 3-bed end of terrace is worth around £200,000 - I think a comparable house in, say, Sacramento would be a little more than half that). I believe I would feel comfortable (now) on a household income of £30,000 (before tax), but I think we have only ever barely scraped that (allowing for inflation) in 37 years of marriage and both working.
And ... yeah, money isn't everything. Life depends to a large extent on what you make of it and what your expectations are. I don't think I have ever in my life spent more than 1/20th of my income a year on vacations! That is quite a ridiculously small amount by a lot of people's standards, yet I see no reason to spend more than that!
2006-09-28 07:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whatever amount covers ur lifestyle. i know people that make 40 thousand a year and they think that this is all the money in the world. While a friend of mine clears over 200,000 a year, but he is the unhappies soul in the world
money is not everything
good luck
2006-09-28 07:10:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
$50,000 a year is a decent salary. Although the word "decent" is a relative word and has many meanings.
2006-09-28 07:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by mab 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you live I would say. I'm in Houston, here I would say an decent salary (as in where one can support themselves comfortably) would be $35-45K range.
Hope that helps!
2006-09-28 07:09:06 · answer #4 · answered by Julie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good rule of thumb is this: If you make your rent in one week's pay, leaving 3 more weeks to pay all your other bills. That's what I'd like.
2006-09-28 07:10:00 · answer #5 · answered by splitshell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bring in 350K, and it is NOT enough, bet on that. I dont' think a part time job at Home Depot will help, if that is what you are going to suggest. Good luck
2006-09-28 07:08:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This all depends on what your skills are. I mean a garbage man can't be expected to make as much as a chemical engineer.
2006-09-28 07:09:53 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends if you have a family or you are single. I think 50,000 is a good place to start
2006-09-28 07:08:53 · answer #8 · answered by heartache 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were single in America, I'd look for $50K minimum, per year.
2006-09-28 07:09:02 · answer #9 · answered by gatesfam@swbell.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$125,000 - $200,000
The people here stating 40 and 50k....well that's just average or below.
I do believe my trash man makes that kind of money....
2006-09-28 07:10:58 · answer #10 · answered by dik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋